New Delhi. Uttarakhand government has taken a big decision regarding Chardham Yatra. Now mobile phones have been banned up to 200 meters in the premises of Chardham temples Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath. Along with this, registration for travel, which was already mandatory, will now be followed more strictly. Those who go on Chardham Yatra without registration will be sent back from the check post. The government has taken this decision after taking stock of the latest situation of Chardham Yatra. Strict action will be taken against those who do not follow this order. This decision of the government will be a big blow to those people who travel to Chardham temples to make reels.
Ban on using mobile in 200 meter area of Chardham temple premises. Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Radha Raturi gave the order. Said- “No one should come on Chardham Yatra without registration” pic.twitter.com/fpgmpbGiBE
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Giving information in this regard, Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Radha Raturi said that letters are being sent to the Chief Secretaries of all the states to spread the word in their states that no pilgrim should come on Chardham Yatra without registration. It is noteworthy that since last few years, the number of Chardham devotees has been increasing record every year. There are many youth who visit Chardham just to make reels, due to which the crowd there increases unnecessarily and people are facing problems.
Let us tell you that the doors of Kedarnath, Gangotri, Yamunotri Dham opened on 10th May. The doors of Badrinath Dham were opened on 12th May. With the opening of doors, a large number of devotees are coming to visit Chardham from the very first day. Lakhs of devotees have visited Chardham in 5 days and lakhs are reaching there. Due to huge crowd of devotees and rainy season, there is jam on the route of Char Dham. Till now, more than 25 lakh devotees have registered for Chardham Yatra. In view of the increasing number of devotees, offline registrations have been closed for 2 days.